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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 16, Page 234, No Ordinance Number234 t/V" AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE FINAL REPORT OF THE PADUCAH PLANNING COMMISSION RESPECTING THE AMENDMENT OF SECTION 12 OF THE PADUCAH ZONING ORDINANCE -1961, AND AMENDING -SAID SECTION BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY: SECTION 1. That a Resolution adopted by the Paducah Planning Commission on July 19, 1967, entitled "A RESOLUTION CONSTITUTING THE FINAL REPORT OF THE PADUCAH PLANNING COMMISSION ON THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF SECTION 12 OF THE PADUCAH ZONING ORDINANCE -1961", shall be, and it is hereby, approved as the final report of said Commission respecting the matters therein set forth. SECTION 2. That Section 12 of the Paducah Zoning Ordinance -1961 (Ordinance Book 14, page 507) shall be, and it is hereby, amended by amending subsections 1 and 2(b) and adding subsection 6 to said Section 12, so that same as amended shall read as follows: "SECTION 12. SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS 1. The Special Exceptions listed in Figure l and subsections 4, 5 and 6 of this Section, and their accessory buildings and uses may be permitted by the Board in the Zones indicated therein, in accordance with the procedure and requirenents set forth in this Section. 2. (b) The requirements set forth .in Figure 1 and.subsections 4, 5 and 6 of this Section for such Special Exception will be met. r 6. Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks a. Permitted: Mobile Homes shall be permitted only in mobile home parks, which shall be permitted as Special Exceptions only, in the R-3 and R-4 Residential District. b. Area Requirements: No mobile home park shall be permitted on an area of less than .two (2) acres in size, although the developer may be permitted to develop the park in stages as long as he complies with an overall plan for'.the entire tract. c. Lot Requirement: Individual lots within:a mobile home park shall not be less than 2,500 square feet in area and in no instance shall more than one mobile home be permitted on ai single lot. The minimum lot width shall be 30 feet. d. Set -back: No mobile home or structure shall be located closer to any public street than the minimum front yard setback for permittedresidential structures in the residential zone in which the park is located. No mobile home shall be located closer to any private street than ten (10) feet. No mobile home shall.be located closer than fifteen (15).feet to any building within the park or to any property line of the.park. e. Spacing: Mobile Homes shall be located not less than twenty (20) feet apart, except that a minimum end-to-end clearance of not -. less than ten (10) feet shall be permitted. 235 s: All mobile home spaces shall abut upon a street of ss than thirty (30) feet in width, which street shall pavement width of not less than twenty (20) feet, and street shall have access to a public street. All streets such park or court shall be hard -surfaced and well lighted. Utilities: All lots within the mobile home park shall provided with water, sewer and electrical faci lities standards specified by city and state regulations, and each mobile home shall be properly connected with said Accessory Structures: No accessory buildings or including patios and pads shall be located within feet from any individual lot line, or closer than feet to any property line of the park. Procedure: Because mobile home darks are permitted only as Special Exceptions the prospective developer, before attempting to obtain a building permit or beginning any construction, shall prepare a plan showing the lot dimensions and bearings of the parcel he intends to develop; the location with respect to the city; the general layout or design he intends to follow and improvements he expects to install on the land. He shall then present the proposal to the Planning Commission. Before approving the intended development plan, the Planning Commission may make conditional requirements pertaining to landscaping, screening, road and parking requirements or any other similar requirement, in order to insure proper design standards to minimize traffic difficulties, to safeguard adjacent properties, to insure that the residential characteristics of the neighbor- hood is preserved and to adequately protect the public health, safety and welfare. Planning Commission approval of the preliminary development plan shall be required prior to an application for a Special Exception. Upon receiving preliminary approval by the Planning Commission, the developer shall follow the procedure set forth in Sections 40 and 41. All conditional requirements attached to the preliminary plan by the Planning Commission, shall be made a part of the applica- tion for a Special Exception. All requirements of Sections 40 and 41 shall be followed when a Special Exception is requested. The Board of Adjustment may grant,,. alter or deny the request. All existing mobile homes within the City of Paducah, which complied with all existing regulations at the time of passage of this Ordinance, shall be allowed to remain in their present location as long as the mobile home is occupied by the present residents. Should the present resident owner or renter decide to move elsewhere the right to maintain the mobile home out- side a mobile home park shall terminate and the owner shall be required to move the mobile home into a mobile home park before the mobile home can be re -occupied. It is further provided that existing mobile home parks legally operating at the time of passage of this Ordinance may continue to operate, but shall be required to maintain a lot size of 2,500 square feet per mobile home and comply with other provisions of this Ordinance. Existing occupants will be allowed to remain, but as the occupants move out no new resident will be permitted until the park meets the 2,500 square feet per mobile home lot size." mobile home parks be deleted in its 236 provision shall not affect any other section, paragraph or provision hereof, it 'being the purpose and intent of this ordinance to make each and every section, paragraph and provision hereof separable from all other sections, paragraphs and provisions. SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption. Mayor Passed by the Board of Commissioners July 25, 1967 Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, July 25, 1967.